New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01
"a minutes. ~ seconds tho Thistles gaining 2
minutes 81 Il seconds.

CROWDS OF SIGHTsEERS WAvE-TOSSED.
TIE LARGEST FLEET OF EXCURSION BOATS THAT
EVER VISITED THE OUTSIDE COURSE,
The une pected happened yesterday, not when the
Volunteer wou-for every sharp-eyed yschtsnsn had
discounted that contneency-but when the was
stars.t and sailed finish In the beat Americas Cup
weather since the final contest la 1880
Theirs every prospect In fact OF another areary az
.r outside the Hook when the first OF the tugs aDou the
Tall man. steamed down the hirbor for the scotiand
IghtAhlp. The deuse fog that nal been hanging
for two DAYS o-cr the Upper Bay showed no
slsus OF breaking Tho wind scarcely pulled enough
from time out the little pcnnants at
tips the yacht mast and the big streamsrs On the
turs dropped TO the decks soggy anu scoorcd Worse
than ALL the rain tell steadily smoothing out the water
and Killing all the chances for morning breeze.
The Talisuan left her pier the East River promptly
az s.3oe- IN the middle Of heavy shower No other
boat ond Tor Ightshp could be In the fog OF
the inner harbor Tho Electra, Commodore Gerrys dag
ship hadlust gone through the Narrows The volunteer
had taken from the Bay Ridge anchorage ground
and was already we'll on her way To the start
ing point The Thistle spent Thursday night on Mandy
Hook and also far ahead OF tho Electra But the
big feet thrt turned out on Tuesday and Thursday
nowhere o Dc The start had been postponed so
often that the excursion boats were willing TO risk an
hoar or the comfort OF aterising passengers
and the captains OF the tugboats held on IN the
sble.
7IIE EARLY OUTLOOK GLOOMY.
There few cheering signs a. the Tollsman ran
5rsky through the Narrowe. The rain kept falling
steadily. the smooth and tho wind came even
lcss freshly tAan Thursday Tho smoke from tho
fumlgatcn house Hoffman Island gave dull
blush shade the fog banks along the shore of Staten
Island over by Fort Hamilton were few gray outlines
o, stone walls and soddcd cmbankments
Near Sandy the wind picked up few points and
blow from little north Of east and further out to seq 1t
freshenod to nye- mile and then ten-me rate The
Two racers could soon be cruising about the Light
ship and the Electra moored hundred ysrds or moro
avav from the dull olorsd hulk the imaginary line
which the sloop waiting &c 10 sont
for their final struggle Tho men on the "feek
OF SCOTLAND" as the lightship 10 called. toiied
their fog bell checrfully In honor OF the press
boat The tug y. Nicol steamed up for another
round OF sautes and little later came tho tvo side
wheel steamboats, tho st. Johns and the shrewsbury
These with the two sngle-stckers made the nttc
feet about ghshp when the rst gun on the Eecra
wns fred and the settled TO down manguvns TOT
po.tions In earnest The tug Haviland with Steward
Nes Olsen aboard had down with tho Electra but
had started of little TO the north OF east with log
.tern TO measure out the twenty mile course TO wind
ward Tho three masted steam yacht Mohcan' Oh inc
ROYAL Clyde Yacht Club, with her owner MI Ciarx MIS-
Ball tho wife OF the builder Of tho Thistle, aud party
OF Scotch partans aboard steamed after the Havsnd
ct OF all right and they wanted to use their Dig main
mast and steam whistle guides to tho stakeboat In
case tho half of the was to DO run In the iog
BRIsKER BREKzE AND LIGHTER FOG.
Tho wind frcshened who ths yachts waited near the
starting line aud the fog lifted to to the eastward
The Sandy Hook lighthouses camo out family, and the
broad line OF white breakers showed plainly where tho
narov spit began The rain fell away, too. to a fine
mist. and the breeze up finally to nearly twenty
miles M hour The captains OK the TWO yacna saw
their chance sheet and flowing sea ana ioss
no time getting away According to the rules second
gun was TO DO fired ten minutes after the hss one ~
siaual for starting After that tho two racers were 10
haya ten minutes to cross tho line.
Rut syen before the starting gun had peen
sat off the cutter stood In Tor the ho In
and the Yankee sloop followed. IL looked as II ootn
CHAMPIONS would get ahead OF time ana 30 neay
was the ient that the smoke had scarcely punSa
out from the Eectras aldo and the sound OF inc or"S'
had not reached edge OF the tiny heet whcn
the swift Clyde boat rushed by the naSsnp across JIG
line and OF first long tack toward tue disappear
ing Haviiand Volunteer was few seconds later In
cros,ing Then the doomed again. the Two
tur. and two steamboats, whistsd modestly and the
feet act of on stern chase after the flying rivals
That frat tack TO tho northeast the be.aed tugs
and steam yachts. now ming thc Nasro"s
and the Outer Bay chance to creep up In good visw OF
the race The big were MI on mana again. Win
out their bunting crowded with sghtsesrs who hsd
hrav. the fog and we. The crack Olvetts was one
Of the latest strsgglers and the music from her indus
trous bsud WAS waited down the bay long before sac
got alongside tho growing feet The Old Dominion Line
.trsmer t}uyandotts came down again with her Two
decks crowded. Tho Fall River Line steamer City OF
Brocttou, with the hole jsmmsd into her guards on
Thursday by tug Hartt patched up was earlier than
the other two. but had fewer passengers The Iron
steamboat Company sent three Of its steamers asa'n
tho Cepheu Sirius and Taurus the last one dying at
the fore tho rcd and blue nag OF tho new.
yort Yacht Club Tho Crystal Wave flow the colors OF
thu seavanhala Yacht Club and carried Commodore A.
Cas-. Garfield and other Guitar experts aboard The
sheuandoah trled after the other sdewhseers and
behind her came the Sylvester and the Bay Ridge To-
rshcr the steamers have carried 5000 or ioooo
people.
sa out.ido tho Hook making Life burden for many Of